On December 23, 2014, ART member, Robert E. Hutchison. passed away and the Lexington Chapter lost a founding and an irreplaceable member of our troupe. Our grief is tempered by the knowledge that Bob will always be with us in our hearts and in our memories. Bob played many roles for ART over the years and made each and every one of them shine. Here are three that exemplify his work.

By popular demand, we present a new production of a show that has become an American Radio Theater Christmas classic. Veteran newspaperman, Perry Brown, and his photographer, Al Vogel, are in for an unforgettable Christmas Eve adventure when their editor gives them a very special and important assignment.

This program includes Bob Hutchison's last recorded performance with ART. He plays Mr. Bartakamous and also plays the counterman who has the last line of dialog in the show before the credits.

Beverly Washburn was our special guest for Radio Studio 2014. From radio to tv and movies, with a few cult classics along the way, Beverly has had an extraordinary career., She took a few minutes to reminisce with us in this interview recorded at the conclusion of our Saturday evening show.

Jean Rouverol Butler stars in this Suspense episode originally made famous by Agnes Moorehead. Cliff Carpenter and Kevin O'Morrison are featured in the supporting cast. This recording was made at one of ART's first radio workshops.

American Radio Theater re-creates a lost show from the original oldtime radio series. In this episode, Broadway rescues an old lady from trying to kill herself. Why? Her daughter is coming to visit and she is embarrassed by her circumstances. Broadway and his pals make plans to help.

Inspector Peter Black is escorting a prisoner to Scotland Yard when the prisoner is shot. With the help of Sgt. Moffett, Black tracks down the rest of the gang but the situation is complicated when they discover that the getaway car belongs to the Chief of Police.

Ivan Cury, radio's Bobby Benson has been a long time friend and supporter of American Radio Theater so we were pleased to have him as a featured celebrity guest at the first annual American Radio Theater Nostalgia Expo. We recorded this conversatoin with Ivan at the Expo.

Bob Hastings, radio's Archie Andrews and television's Lt. Carpenter (McHales's Navy), joins us for a conversation recorded at the first annual American Radio Theater Nostalgia Expo held in Cincinnati in 2013. For many years Bob was a beloved celebrity guest of the Cincinnati Oldtime Radio and Nostalgia Convention. He helped us get off to a great start in our first endeavor at carrying on that tradition.